Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo warned
Nigerian politicians against electoral violence
and advised voters not to be enticed into
committing electoral misconducts before, during
and after the February election.
Former president was speaking at the meeting with
the association of Igbo Communities of Lagos and
Ogun States led by Ohaneze Ndigbo Ogun State,
Ogbueti Nkeze, at his Presidential Hilltop residence
in Abeokuta.
Obasanjo also advised electorates to be armed with
their Permanent Voter Cards, saying one cannot get
good leadership without participating.
He said: “If we say we want good governance, it is
something that we are going to use to get that good
governance, and that is our votes.
“Therefore, I beg you to go and get your PVC. It is
your passport to good governance. If you cannot
vote, you cannot get good governance, you cannot
have a say in those in government. My own is in my
wallet and it is only if you want to steal my money
that you can get to see my PVC ,” he said.
Obasanjo also doubted why aspirants should
recourse to violence after poll.
“I cannot understand why we must engage in
violence. Don’t let anybody lure you or use you for
electoral violence. Elections should be free, fair and
transparent. If you don’t win, take it in good stride,
believing that next time you will win. But if you go
into violence, you may not even be alive to contest
for another election, which you are now going to
win. So, my people tell our people not to engage in
electoral violence ”.
According to the President of the Association, Nkeze
the appointment was intended to classify with the
ex-President and search for his leadership in the
next political indulgence.
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